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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-09-19
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Women as Criminals.
[Chfcago News.l

Women are not as we'll constituted, phys
ically, or mentally, as men are for commit
ting crimes. They have never elevated muir
der to the rank of "fine art" A few have
succeeded as prisoners, and have acquired
regulations that have extended through all
countries and will probably live through all
time. Women have great advantages over
men in exercising the art Of poisoning. 1t is
a principal part of their duty to prepare
food and drinks, to serve refreshments, and
to administer medicine to the sick. All
these employments afford excellent oppor-
tunities for dealing out pOisOns.
Women, however, though graceful in
other respects, are very awkward in the en-
ployment of cutting instruments and fire.
arms. They are also likely to overdo every
thing they undertake They fire too many
pistol balls into the body of a person they
wish to pass off for suicide. They should
learn that one bullet carefully lodged in the
heart, lungs or brain Is likely to settle any
thing but very tough customer. Wasting
too much ammunition is likely to excite sus-
picion.
Female novices in the art of poisoning
rarely do a very fine job. Women are more
thorough-gOing than men, and are likely TO
overdO everything they undertake until
they have had considerable experience
Women have been known to administer an
ounce Of arsenic or dram of prussic acid to
person whose existence they desired to ter
inmate. This rendered detection certain
Again, women not only give too much
poison to produce the desired effect, and
shoot off too many charges from revolver,
but they tell too many stories after they
have concluded their enterprise. Until
women can commit murder as successfully
as men do, and escape conviction as skill
fully, an impartial public will not be likely
to acknowledge the complete equality of the
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-09-19
MADE OF SNAKE SKIN.
Used for Diary Covers, Albums and Purses,
Scrap Books and Slippers.
TNauy VOrL- Mol on5 I7x-,uoa7

Used for Diary Covers, Albums and Purses,
Scrap Books and Slippers.
| New York Mail and Express1
| In the window of Spruce street leather
! store, hangs the tanned skin of boa con-
| trictor twelve feet long All the markings
have been carefully preserved and the scales
| retain their natural position.
"Ihey are mostly used in the manufacture
Of purses, diary covers and the like" said
the clerk in charge of the store to a reporter
Albums and scrap-book covers are also
made OF snakeskin, and sometimes slippers
and even shoes. The great difficulty with
It, however, is that the scales soon lose theSr
nice appearance and get rough and furry
A successful means has not yet been devised
of making them lay fat to the skin for any
considerable time"
us the trade in them extensive?" asked the
reporter
Not to the present, but it promises to be-
come an important article of trade in the
near future. When it is discovered how
the scales can be made to retain the position
they held while the animal was alive, they
will be in greater demand than even alligator
skin"
"What kind of snakes are mostly used9"
The larger species, such as 'pythons, or
bOas, but even the delicate skin of frog can
be tanned An opera glass covered with the
small water snake will soon become fashion
able Card cases, small books and little bed
room clocks are some of the articles in the
manufacture of which they are used The
surface of the skin it thickly glazed and in
such things it takes long time before the
scales begin to stand up The upper portion
of slippers and shoes and even dressing cases
are made from the larger snakes"
What country supplies the most reptiles
for the purpose?"
Nearly all of them come from Africa, but
good many are also obtained from Brazil
and other parts of South America It is a
singular fact that the skins have to be taken
to France to be tanned The industry has
not yet sufficiently developed to induce men
in this country to venture into it. Only
few days ago 1 sold the skin of a boa sixteen
feet long to the proprietor of Partisan mu-
scum, who was not aware that we received
it from Paris only few weeks before"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-09-19

ELLEN.
rEupene ] HAIL

Eugene J. HALL
Down In the glen, where the cataract. foam.
and flashing,
Murmured in musical tones:
Down where the clear sparkling waters come
Ieaplng and dashing
over the gray messy stones;
Down where the shimmering sunshine was
silently fitting
Through the bright branches of orraan.
Down by the beautiful brookside, by me She
was sitting
Lovely EiIlenl
Blue were her eyes, dark her hair. and ber
lips like a cherry,
White cleaned her teeth when she
smiled,
Graceful her form, and her features as
brown a berry,
Simple her soul as child
Happy of heart, never sad, disconnected, or
spiteful,
Modest in manner and misn,
Always qnselhsh, affectionate, fond, and de-
hghtful-
Charming ELLEN!
Gayly the orioles sang in the branches above
While, with a voice low and sweet
There by the brookside she promised forever
to love me,
As | reclined at her feet.
Soft was the tremulous touch of her hand,
true and tender
Her gaze, and her soul was serene,
Looking from eyes with a trustful and
radiant spIendor-
Hopeful ELLEN!
Sadly the Winter-wind through the bleak
woodland is signing,
Softly the snOwfiakes come down;
here IN the desolate gloom of the grave she
is lying,
Under the leaves dead and brown
Over the ocean her spirit is waiting to greet
me,
Far from this sorrowful scene:
There in Gods glorious presence again she
will meet me-
Angel ELLEN!
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-09-19

THE NEXT LEGISLATURE.

The election is over, and the result
throughout the group is now known.
Following are the members of the next
Legislature:
MOBILES.
s. 6. Wilder NJ. P Robinson, Henry
Warehouse, A. Young, J. l. Dowsett. Sr.,
w. 0. Smith, w r. Castle, A Jaeger, w.
E. Foster. Island of Oahu; G. n. Wilcox.
c. H. Bertelmann, G H Dole, Island of
Kauai; DR.. J. Wight, Rev. S. c. Lnhiau, C.
Motley, Chas. Wall, H. S. Townsend, D. H.
Hitchcock, Island of Hawaii; E. H. Bailey.
H. 2. Baldwin, H A Widemann. James
Campbell, John Richardson, P. n. Makee
Islands of Maui, Molokai and Lanai.
Total, "a.
REPRESENTA- IVEs.
Frank Hustace, J. 1. Dowsett, Jr., A. P.
Kalaukoa, D. L. Naone, District of Homo
lulu; A. Kauhi, Eva and Waianae; Cecil
Brown, Waialua and Koolauloa; Frank
Brown, Koolaupoko; w. H Rice, Lihue
and Koloa; A. S. Wilcox, Hanalei and
Koloa; Francis Gay, Waimea; D. Kamai.
II. Deacon, Hllo; w. A. Kinney, Hama
kua; J. Kauhane, Kau; Kamauoha, South
Kona; j. d. Paris, Jr., North Kona:
John Mcguire, Kohala. w H. Daniels. 0.
Nawahine, Waikiki; c.. F. Horner. La
hama; E. Helekunihi Makawao; A. p.
Paehaole and J. Nakaleka, Molokai and
Lanai; j. o. Kawainui, Hama. Total, "a.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-09-19
GRASS SEEDS.
COCKSFOOT, RYE GRASS, ENG
LISH RED CLOVER, COW
GRASS.

TVHE ATTENTION OF ALL INTERESTED IN
i improving the pasture lands of the Islands
is called to the above valuable seeds, which we
offer for sale in lots 10 cult purchasers.
We have also hand sample lots of White
Glover, English Alsyke, Timothy, Rib Grass
Crested Dogs Tail, Tall Fescue, Italian Rye
Grass and Lucerne seeds, which we offer in
small lots for trial, and will also receive orders
for quantities of not less than half ton weight,
and execute same with dispatch
T7-junelstfd&w WM. G, IRWIN & co.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-09-19
THE ELECTION.
Returns from Maui, Hawaii. MOIOkai
and lanai.

The Kinau arrived Saturday morning
from windward ports with the returns
of the election held on Maui, Hawaii,
Molokai and Lanai. The Reform ticket
was successful in every district except
Kona and Molokai and Lanai The
figures from Kau and Kona will not be
received until the arrival of the steamer
w. G. Hall, thought it is certainly known
who the elected candidates are. Fol
lowing is the result as near as can be ar
rived at for the present:
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-09-19
An Apprentice system.

The owner of big Providence woolen-
mill, invariably hires new boy for term
of three years at wages of So, s., and Sc pro-
gressively per week; but at the end Of each
year he makes a gift Of $50 to every lad who
has made satisfactory advancement in the
trade. He thinks this is the best form of an
aDDrentica Svstau
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-09-19
LOndOn's Fire Department.
TEtxyoI, a >, rra ]

There are In London ffty-nine fre-engine
stations and 600 f1remen constantly en-
ployed, besides coachmen and pilots. The
fremen are selected from seamen whose dis
charges pronounce them very good" in
character" as we'll as in "seamanship and
oh
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-09-19

Honokaa surveying Government land
for homesteads. The natives appear to
be taking lively interest in his work,
and applications are going in by the
dozen for lots.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-09-19
Growth Of the Shoe Trade.

Nashua Telegraph
Within two years the shoe industry has
taken rapid and remarkable development
in New Hampshire. Ten factories have been
established and over 81, 600, 600 invested.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-09-19

The Honolulu Almanac and Directory
for 1887 is now on sale at J. H. Soper's
and A. NJ. Hewett's news depots, and at
this Office. Price, 50 cents.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-05-06
DEMOCRATS WAKING UP.

The Washington correspondent of
the Alexandria Gazette says:
The Virginia democratic associa-
ton of this party, at their meeting
last night, appointed committee of
one from every congressional district
in their State to open correspondence
with well posted democrats in each of
the counties in those districts, and
obtain a correct report of the true
condition of the democratic party
therein, so that the association NAV
know the counties in which extra
exertions will have to be made so rs
to secure the election of a democratic
Legislature next fall. 1t was stated
by one of the members that he had
already learned from his district that
General Mahonc's policy is to make
his support independent democrats in
democratic counties and cities at the
county and city elections to come off
next month. SO rs to induce those
candidates and their democratic
friends to vote for legislative candi-
dates next November pledged to his
support"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-05-06
AN UNFoUNDED SENSATION.


NEW York, April Ex-senator
Vest, who was in the city to-day,
denied most emphatically the re-
port that he had said the Presi-
dent was determined to refuse a
second term. II never" he says,
"said anything that could reasona-
bly, be constructed into any such
meaning. Mr.. Cleveland never
told me that lie would not accept a
denomination and would soon cause
the publication of q letter saying
so. He never told my colleague
from Missouri anything of that
kind. 1 never so reported to the
correspondent of the st. Louis Re-
publican nor to anybody else. For
a long time | was utterly unable to
guess how such report was start
ed. After strictly cross examining
myself about all that 1 had recent.
~ said and done, / hit upon the ex-
PLANTATION Of the matter, and l
think it is the true one. l was call
ing upon President Cleveland not
long ago, and i'll the course of the
conversation about the state of the
Democratic party he declared en-
phatically that the only ambition
he had was SO honestly and faith
fully to administer the affairs of
the government that the people
would elect any Democrat who
might be nominated in 1888. He
knew that he had been accused of
selfish motives, 'but' he added, 'if
L could consult my own personal
comfort and desires, 1 would lay
down the office of President to-
morrow That was all he said.
lie did not intimate that he would
refuse to be a candidate again if
the party desired him to be renom-
mated" The Senator says he af.
forwards happened to repeat to
some acquaintance what the Pres
ident had said, and his words were
exaggerated into the report that
was made public in the st. Louis
Republican. off the Democratic
party wants Mr.. Cleveland to be
its leader next year," adds the
Senator, "hc will consider it his
duty to accept the task, and do the
very best he can. l am sure he is
stronger with the people today
than ever before. There is no
doubt in my mind about his re.
nomination and re-election."-
Baltimore Sun.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-05-06

Our highly esteemed contempt.
rary, the Richmond State, speaks
rather contemptuously, we think,
of the Randall Democrats as those
who co operate with the Democrat.
ic party" But if the Randall Dem.
ocrats iii Virginia were to refuse
to cooperate with the Democratic
party, we believe there would be
no Democratic party in the State
for anybody to cooperate WITH
L. Neacs.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-05-06

When young man with diploma
from theological school gets job of
preaching to do heswastes much time
in arguments sustaining the truth of
the Bible and the Christian religion.
These things have been accepted, adj.
mitted and settled years ago, and
need not be argued. Pitch at once
into the old men in front pcws who
belong to churches, and also cheat in
their business and arc thus setting
a bad example to the younger. men
who want to be good.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-05-06
COAL, iron AND MANGANESE

In keering with their usual vi
tally the Norfolk & Western PEG
sple have secured the services of
Prot. Andrew S. McCreath and DR..
ID. Ns d'Inyilliers to examine the
quality and quantity Of coal, iron
and manganese and other mineral
resources on the line Of the Clinch
~ alley Railroad now organized, be-
tween Graham md Big Stone Gap.
These eminent experts will begin
their w0rlsion or about the first OF
Dune and will travel westward.
Therefore the owners of such pro.
pertX will secure the Judgment of
two NO of the most thoroughly inform.
t ed men in the nation, if they will
bnt.put themselves in position to
profit BY their coming. The fol.
lowing specific notice is given:
q FmsT:+ stice must be sent to the un.
slersigned June list, 1887, of the
4ocation Of The. property, the amount of
lopment the kind or kinds of min.
erals on the property, and the number
of acres.
SECOND No Iropertf twill be exam
med unless 2 or more shafts or drifts
have been dug, and ALI openings must
. INa nf1 "a, -. al - =
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-05-06
THE DEBT COMMISSION.
THE PLEDGE OF SECRECY STILL
STRICTLY OBSERVED.

The bebt commission met as lis.
uai yesterday morning, but nothing
definite as to their action could be
learned, as all the members an
preached declined to answer even
Tile simplest questions. The main
feature of interest was the expected
reply to the qestiOn as to how many
bonds the representatives of the
English bondholders represented
TO every interrogatory regarding
this subject the only reply repres.
entative ofthe WING could get was,
1--WE cannot answer and questions
at ALL"
1t was rumOred yesterdad, how.
ever, that there would be no salts.
factory reply made to this main
question because Sir Edward Thorn.
ton and party are themselves really
IN ignorance Of the number of bonds
controlled by the council of foreign
bondholders. If this is true it means
OF course, the carly breaking up of
tile commission without results,
since it would be absurd for the
State to compromise with only q
portion of the bond holders, and
still be subjected to ANNOYANCE
from Others. 1t. is not likely,
however, that the report is true,
since it is uncomfortable that gen.
tlemen Of the ability and standing
OF the accredited representatives of
the boDdholders should come
three thousands miles from London
with ont knowing what they we're
coming for, or being thoroughly in.
formed as to the business upon
which they were engaged.
Sir. Edward is still the object of
marked attention, and wherever
he appears III public is cordially
received. Miss Thornton also has
been the recipient of many social
courtesies, having been called upon
by nearly all the society ladies of
the city. She was invited to lunch.
eonat Rev. DIR. Afinnigerode's yester-
day, and as noticed elsewhere, was
present ut the Governors reception
last night.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-05-06

] have just received some new
Jewelry, not the largest lot, hut some
OF the prettiest you ever laid eyes on.
Call and sec it.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-05-06
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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-05-06
WASHINGTON LETTER,

WASHINGTON, April 90. IS87.-The
operation of the Interstate com.
mcrce law continues to be made rs
oppressive ais possible by the cor
porations which are opposed to it,
On the Lake Shore road, for exam.
pie, it has hitherto been the Gus.
tom to allow stockholders to pass
free over the line on the day of the
annual elcctiOn-a fair enough
rule, designed to reduce to a mini
mum those inequalities of distance
from the place of meeting which
might prevent the fullest attend
ance. Now the order has gone
fourth from the headquarters of
the company that, even within the
State of'Ohio, where the Interstate
act would not apply, no distinction
shall be made between stockhold.
ers and other persons, but that all
alike shall pay fare. This il the
most ae1iberateA> case of cutting
OFT ones nose to spite ones face
that has been Witnessed vet as n
fruit of the new law. If the rail
road companies were in earnest.
and made their complaints in good
faith, they would try to reduce,
rather than to augment tho tliscom-
forts they suffer. Any other course
leads inevitably to the conclusion
that they are making their plight
worse than it need be for the pur-
pose, not of testing the law, but of
securing it's condemnation without
a fair trial Of it's merits.
1t is stated on authority. that
the evidence submitted at the re.
cent Civil Service investigation at
Chicago failed to substantiate the
charges preferred by the Chicago
CiyiLService Reform Association
against Sieberger, of the Chicago
Custom house, wherein it was al
legged tkat the collector, some
months since, violated the Civil
Service law by premtorily demand.
ing the resignation of q clerl,
named Webster, for the sole reason
that his place was wanted for n
Democrat. The evidence placed
before the Commissioners was NJ.
most wholly in the form of yolun.
tary statements in writing. Some
aflidavits, however, were received.
AS the Civil-Scrvice law does not
authorize the Commissioners to ad.
minister oaths, or compel the at-
tendance Of witnesses, or compel
voluntary witnesses to answer cues
lions other than such as they may
choose to answer, q thoroughly
satisfactory investigation, the Com
missioners say, was practically i'm
possible. AS to the inquiry into
the manner in which the Civil Scr
vice law, rules and regulations arc
inforced in the Chicago post.ofiice
and the Chicago customs districts.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-05-06


offices. examined show satisfactO.
ry compliance with the law and
the regulations of the Commission.
1t is expected that q formal report
in the Observation-Disclosures matter
will be made within tho next few
days.
1t is customary in all the Gov.
crnmcnt departments to allow
clerks thirty days leave of absence
when rcsigning office, but case of
this kind has occurred in the NAVY
Department which has raised n
complicated question. A female
clerk recently rendered her resig.
nation, to take effect the latter
part of May, and her request for
leave of absence until that time
was at once granted by the Secrc-
tary, but when he received an in.
vitation to her wedding, which &C.
Cured a few days ago, the question
at once rose in his mind whether
she is entitled to leave of absence
with pay. Her name now, as n
married woman, being different
from that carried OH the pay-rolls
OF the department, it is question
whether she can sign her maiden
name when next months pay day
comes. Should her leave be re-
vokcd, as is possible, she may wish,
not perhaps that she had been so
soon, but that she had not been so
generous with her wedding invita-
tons.
Indian Commissioners Atkins has
returned from st. Louis without
letting contracts for Indian sup.
plies. The railroads, under their
Interpretation Of the Interstate
law, raised their rates from one to
two hundred per cent. The com
missioner submitted the question
as to transportation of freight for
the Governments use to the In.
terstac Commission, and they ruled
that it could be carried at former
rates. Commissioner Atkins homes
this will prove satisfactory to the
railroads, and that they will agree
to transport Indian supplies Mt old
rates. He has rcadvcrtised, and
VIII make another attempt to let
the contracts. Should the railroads.
however, refuse to accept the rul-
ing of the Interstate Commission.
and persist i'll their exhorbitant
rates, the Indian Commissioners
will transport the supplies by wa
ter as far as possible and haul
them i'll wagons to the rcserva.
tons.
The total receipts of the Govern
ment 30 far this month are S27,.
l24,009, and tho total expenditures
are sl1 ,622, 253, being a net gain
for the month of 1855 ,145. The
heavy receipts and the compare
lively light disbursements indicate
a correspondingly large reduction
Ill the public debt for the month,
now estimated at between twelve
and fifteen million dollars. L.